IRAG = sickness/death

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Lou Gehrig's Rate Higher in Gulf War Vets

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20030922/D7TNMIC80.html

Veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War were at least twice as likely to be diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease as non-Gulf veterans or other people younger than 45, according to studies published Monday.

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"The important thing is where do we go from here? We have to conduct more research into ALS to see if we can determine why this happened," Principi said. Principi also said he hopes "we can now increase funding for ALS research" at VA and at other institutions.

("hopes" ????)

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"A lifetime of environmental exposure will build up and give you this disease in your 60s and 70s," Haley said. "What may have happened here is Gulf War veterans were exposed to some unusually toxic exposure that accelerated the process by 30 years."

Almost 700,000 U.S. military personnel were deployed for the conflict, both in the Desert Shield buildup from August 1990 to January 1991 and Desert Storm combat in January-February 1991. Some returned with complaints of unusual illnesses, including fatigue, diarrhea, dizziness and muscle weakness, which have come to be known as Gulf War Syndrome.
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